This Makes Me Angry by Courtney Carbone, Hilli Kushnir
Published by Rodale Kids on June 12th 2018
ISBN: 1635650720
Pages: 32
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This is one of four titles in a series called “Dealing with Feelings”.  It is a level 2 easy reader for children in grades k-2.  A school aged boy has small, irritating things happen as he goes through his morning routine until he takes his frustrations out by yelling at his friends at lunch.  He is sent to the principal who listens to everything and then provides him a book to draw all the things that made him angry.  He is then able to state that “I am feeling angry.”  He apologizes to the appropriate people at school and at home.  The text provides the young reader clues about feeling angry.  Beeping that sounds like yelling, heat rising inside, insides feel boiling like a tea kettle.  This would be useful to school counselors and parents as a discussion starter.  The illustrations of the boy’s facial features match the text with each level of anger expressed.

Reviewed by Sheila Dube, Springvale Public Library